Meningoencephalitis complicating relapsing fever in traveler returning from Senegal [letter]

E Bottieau, E Verbruggen, C Aubry, C Socolovschi, E Vlieghe

Research output: Contribution to journalLetterpeer-review

28 Downloads (Pure)
Original languageEnglish
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume18
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)697-698
ISSN1080-6040
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • B780-tropical-medicine
  • Bacterial diseases
  • Tick-borne diseases
  • Febrile attacks
  • Borrelia crocidurae
  • Relapsing fever
  • Meningoencephalitis
  • Case reports
  • Treatment
  • Ceftriaxone
  • Molecular diagnostic techniques
  • Identification
  • PCR
  • Travelers
  • Senegal
  • Africa-West

Cite this